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VerSe cuts burn by 51% in FY24, eyes profitability in H2 CY25

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VerSe cuts burn by 51% in FY24, eyes profitability in H2 CY25
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VerSe Innovation, the parent company of vernacular news aggregator Dailyhunt and social media app Josh, has reported a significant 51% reduction in EBITDA burn during the last fiscal year. The company’s EBITDA burn dropped from Rs 1,448 crore in FY23 to Rs 710 crore in FY24. The losses exclude non-cash expenses. Verse reported total revenue of Rs 1,261 crore in FY24, compared to Rs 1,809 crore in FY23. VerSe brought down its cost of services by 17% to Rs 1,155 crore and slashed business promotion expenses by 65%, from Rs 969 crore in FY23 to Rs 339 crore during the fiscal year ending March 2024. VerSe is projecting revenue growth of over 75% in FY25. The company’s growth plans are supported by its investment in AI-led tools and platforms. VerSe is also targeting break-even in the second half of calendar year 2025. VerSe was valued at $5 billion after raising a $805 million round in April 2022. The firm claims to have over 350 million users every month (MAU). Dailyhunt competes with Inshorts, whereas its short video app Josh competes with ShareChat’s Moj, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram, among others.

Amazon India logistics unit posts Rs 4,889 Cr income in FY24

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Amazon India logistics unit posts Rs 4,889 Cr income in FY24
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Amazon Transportation Services reported a marginal growth in its revenue during the fiscal year ending March 2024. At the same time, the company reduced its losses by over 6% during the same period. AmazonTransport Services aka ATS’s revenue from operations grew 7.6% to Rs 4,888.9 crore in FY24 from Rs 4,543.3 crore in FY23, its standalone financial statement sourced from Tofler shows. Apart from operational income, ATS’s other income spiked 66% to Rs 57.3 crore in FY24 from Rs 34.5 crore in the previous fiscal year. This brought the total income for FY24 to Rs 4,946.2 crore. Amazon Transportation Services provides logistics and delivery solutions, supporting Amazon's e-commerce operations. Its services include order pickup, sorting, and last-mile delivery across India. It makes money via offering aforementioned services to Amazon India. The company’s total expenses excluding depreciation stood at Rs 4,690.8 crore in FY24 from Rs 4,310.2 crore in FY23, marking an 8.8% rise. Depreciation expenses, however, decreased by 10.2%, standing at Rs 313.7 crore for FY24, down from Rs 349.4 crore in FY23. Despite the growth in revenue, ATS managed to reduce its losses by 6.3% to Rs 80.3 crore in FY24 from Rs 85.7 crore in FY23. Its outstanding losses reached Rs 469.8 crore as of the end of FY24. Other equity components, including the share-based compensation reserve, increased 26% to Rs Rs 490.4 crore in the last fiscal year. While ATS’s parent company, Amazon Corporate Holdings continues to support its operations, the persistent losses indicate ongoing challenges in reaching profitability despite YoY revenue growth. In the past five years, Amazon India (through transport services) has expanded its partnership with Indian Railways, increasing from a single train in 2019 to over 120 trains by 2024, now covering 130 intercity routes across 91 cities.

EaseMyTrip post Rs 161 Cr revenue and Rs 46 Cr profit in Q3 FY24

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EaseMyTrip post Rs 161 Cr revenue and Rs 46 Cr profit in Q3 FY24
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Online travel aggregator (OTA) platform EaseMyTrip on Friday announced its financial results for the quarter ending December 2023 (Q3 FY24). The results show a decent growth in scale and a marginal decline in profit during the quarter. EaseMyTrip ’s revenue from operations increased 13.5% to Rs 160.8 crore in Q3 of FY24 from Rs 141.7 crore in the last quarter (Q2 FY24), as per its consolidated financial statements with the National Stock Exchange. When compared to the third quarter of the previous fiscal year (Q3 FY23), its revenue from operations rose 18.1% from Rs 136.1 crore. EaseMyTrip collected 78% of its revenue from air passage which grew 8% to Rs 125.7 crore during the quarter while revenue from hotel packages spiked 54% to Rs 20.9 crore. The remaining Rs 14.18 crore was generated via other operating services. Including non-operating income of Rs 4.52 crore, the company’s overall collection approached Rs 165.3 crore in Q3 FY24. On the expense side, employee benefits expenses accounted for 21% of the overall spendings which went up 18.5% to Rs 22.16 crore during the period. It spent Rs 16.47 crore on service costs which represent the cost of tour packages, bus and other services. The company also incurred advertising – promotion and payment gateway charges worth Rs 17.48 crore and Rs 12.95 crore in the quarter. In total, EaseMyTrip’s overall expenses rose 31.4% to Rs 105 crore in Q3 FY24 from Rs 79.9 crore during Q2 of the same fiscal year. When it comes to the bottom line, the company’s profits marginally decreased (3%) to Rs 45.68 crore in Q3 as compared to Rs 46.95 crore in Q2 of the same fiscal year. In Q3 FY23 (previous fiscal year), the company had posted Rs 41.7 crore profits. Whereas, the company’s profit before tax stood at Rs 60.26 crore. On a unit level, EaseMyTrip spent Re 0.65 to earn a rupee in Q3 FY24. For the nine months period (Apr-Dec 2024) of FY24, EaseMyTrip posted Rs 426.5 crore revenue from operations with a profit of Rs 118.5 crore. Listed in March 2021 at Rs 13 per share, EaseMyTrip saw its peak in November 2022 at Rs 66 per share. With nearly 300% growth, its current price is roaming around Rs 51 a piece with a market cap of over Rs 9,000 crore or $1 billion.

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